Right?!? So a group of us that applied to K-State this year never got an interview invite, but never got a rejection letter either. Some people who didn't get an interview did get a rejection letter, so it wasn't everyone who didn't get an interview. Someone called and asked what was going on and they were told that no more rejection letters were being sent out, but they had made their accepted and waitlisted decisions. I called a little while after that and straight up asked if we were rejected and was told no. I asked if we were waitlisted and was told kind of. Hence my question mark. Waitlisted to be waitlisted is pretty much how it feels, so that's what I am calling it. lol.
Wow. That seems ... sketchy. If you want a bigger pool to go back to, just waitlist more people. If you don't, then reject people. But a black hole? That's weird.
I don't know... I still feel like it's a person's right to stay on it if they want. They earned the spot and are entitled to the information. Who knows what could happen... What if something seriously deters you from a school you originally accepted - like unpredictable circumstances or whatever. Unlikely sure, but better to not rinse away any and all other opportunities just because you'd be giving someone else a little more notice.
I realize this is probably an unpopular perspective... But I don't think making a blanket judgment like that is fair to people's circumstances we may not be aware of.
Nope, I agree. I mean, I think it cuts both ways. On the one hand, you earned your acceptance, and they gave you a deadline for accepting, and you have every "right" to wait until that deadline to accept. Regardless of your reasons. But at the same time, it's probably "polite" or "courteous" to decline if you know you're going to. And, just like I think it was perfectly fair for the OP to make that initial post saying "hey, if you KNOW you aren't taking a spot, could you decline rather than wait?" I think it gets whiny, entitled, and disrespectful to
keep asking.
*shrug* Lots of gray space in there.
and lives for the fall are on hold until people make their decisions. Not sure it makes sense to hold a spot just to hold a spot
Except that lives AREN'T on hold. People are perfectly free to keep moving forward. They can make plans for the next year on the assumption they won't get called. They can even withdraw their application if the possibility of getting accepted late in the process is something they think they couldn't handle (moving, apartment hunting, whatever). And, like I said above, I agree that it's probably "polite" for people to drop a spot they absolutely know they won't take. But the fact remains that people are given a deadline for accepting/declining, and they shouldn't be pressured to make up their mind any sooner than that.
Lives are only on hold if the person chooses to adopt that attitude.
oooh , that reminds me, I can change my status to vet student now!!!!! Wait......what was the consensus
The consensus was that there is no consensus, which means you should do whatever the hell you want. Personally, I think two things: first, it doesn't matter. Second, it is KINDA nice if people wait until they actually start, because when you're posting and looking at someone's info, it's sometimes nice to know "does this person actually know what vet school is like or not?" But... you know.... that's a pretty insignificant reason. If you're proud of getting accepted and want to switch it - go for it and don't let the rest of us tell you what to do.